"Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to……" — Judith Martin
"Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet."
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83 Quotes by Judith Martin
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- Adorable children are considered to be the general property of the human race. Rude children belong to their mothers.
- Hypocrisy is not generally a social sin, but a virtue.
- A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful.
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- A small wedding is not necessarily one to which very few people are invited. It is one to which the…
- The dinner table is the center for the teaching and practicing not just of table manners but of conversation, consideration,…
- You glance at an e-mail. You give more attention to a real letter.
- If it's against state law, it's generally considered a breach of Etiquette.
- You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do
- Most people who work at home find they do not have the benefit of receptionists who serve as personal guards
- Indeed, Miss Manners has come to believe that the basic political division in this country is not between liberals and…
- Allowing an unimportant mistake to pass without comment is a wonderful social grace.
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